Window to America (1952)
A New York City businessman meets a window washer hoping to commit suicide and decides to market his grief to the highest bidder in this acidic satire on American capitalism, one made even more memorable by the fact that the entire “American” cast are Chinese actors in whiteface. The greedy Mr. Butler (Shi Hui) convinces the suicidal “Charley” that he might as well endorse some cigarettes as he jumps out of his office window, and maybe wear a particular suit too. A true cinematic oddity, this Korean War–era propaganda piece is a satire that Frank Tashlin could envy.
Directors: Shi Hui, Huang Zuolin, Ye Ming, Yu Zhongying.
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Yu Fei as Charlie Kent |
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Shi Hui as Mr. Butler |
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Chen Shu as Hallerman |
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Hong Xia as Mrs. Anderson |
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Tian Zhendong as Brown |
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Shi Ling as Sherwood |
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Yu Zhongying as Father O'Hara |
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Lin Zhen as Miss Pound |
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Jiaqi Song as Cooper |
| Directing | Shi Hui | Director |
| Directing | Huang Zuolin | Director |
| Writing | Huang Zuolin | Writer |
| Camera | Huang Shaofen | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ye Ming | Director |
| Directing | Yu Zhongying | Director |
